diff --git a/app/Livewire/Release/Index.php b/app/Livewire/Release/Index.php
index 6ac1c5a..209adbe 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Release/Index.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Release/Index.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace App\Livewire\Release;
 
 use App\Models\AuditEvent;
-use App\Models\Setting;
 use App\Services\PipelineStatus;
 use App\Services\ReleaseBridge;
 use App\Services\ReleasePlanner;
@@ -40,14 +39,9 @@ class Index extends Component
     /** The tag of the last successfully-pushed staging beta (shown until the next deploy). */
     public ?string $lastTag = null;
 
-    /** The configured test-server URL (bound to the inline input). */
-    public string $testServer = '';
-
     public function mount(): void
     {
         abort_unless((bool) config('clusev.release_controls'), 404);
-
-        $this->testServer = (string) Setting::get('pipeline_test_server', '');
     }
 
     /** Opens the wire-elements/modal confirm dialog (R5) before cutting a staging beta of $target. */
@@ -155,35 +149,12 @@ class Index extends Component
     }
 
     /** wire:poll target while the pipeline is in flight — drops the cached step results so the next
-     *  render re-fetches the live GitHub/test-server status. */
+     *  render re-fetches the live GitHub status. */
     public function pollPipeline(PipelineStatus $pipeline): void
     {
         $pipeline->refresh();
     }
 
-    /** Save (or clear) the test-server URL whose /version.json the pipeline polls. */
-    public function saveTestServer(string $url): void
-    {
-        $url = trim($url);
-        if ($url === '') {
-            Setting::put('pipeline_test_server', '');
-            $this->testServer = '';
-            app(PipelineStatus::class)->refresh(); // drop the stale cached test-step status
-            $this->dispatch('notify', message: __('release.test_server_cleared'));
-
-            return;
-        }
-        if (filter_var($url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) === false || ! preg_match('#^https?://#i', $url)) {
-            $this->dispatch('notify', message: __('release.test_server_invalid'), level: 'error');
-
-            return;
-        }
-        Setting::put('pipeline_test_server', $url);
-        $this->testServer = $url;
-        app(PipelineStatus::class)->refresh(); // reflect the new test server immediately
-        $this->dispatch('notify', message: __('release.test_server_saved'));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Open the shared ConfirmAction modal (R5) for the staging release. The issued token carries NO
      * audit descriptor — applyDeployStaging → deployStaging audits exactly once itself.
diff --git a/app/Services/PipelineStatus.php b/app/Services/PipelineStatus.php
index 924a0a3..373f242 100644
--- a/app/Services/PipelineStatus.php
+++ b/app/Services/PipelineStatus.php
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 namespace App\Services;
 
-use App\Models\Setting;
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\PendingRequest;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 
 /**
- * Live status of the build/deploy pipeline for the currently-cut beta, for the dev Release page.
- * Queries GitHub (tag mirror + CI run) and the configured test server's /version.json. Each step is
- * cached briefly; any failure degrades to 'unknown' (never throws). The read-only GitHub token and the
- * private staging slug come from config (env) and are never rendered or put in a URL.
+ * Live status of the build pipeline for the currently-cut beta, for the dev Release page: tag (Gitea),
+ * mirror (GitHub-private), CI (GitHub Actions). These are global build facts of one beta — there is no
+ * "deployed" step because any beta-channel server pulls a release itself (no single staging target).
+ * Each step is cached briefly; any failure degrades to 'unknown' (never throws). The read-only GitHub
+ * token and the private staging slug come from config (env) and are never rendered or put in a URL.
  */
 class PipelineStatus
 {
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@ class PipelineStatus
 
         $mirror = $this->mirrorStep($tag);
         $ci = $this->ciStep($tag);
-        $test = $this->testStep($tag, $version);
 
         $steps = [
             ['key' => 'tag', 'state' => 'done', 'detail' => $tag, 'url' => null],
             $mirror,
             $ci,
-            $test,
         ];
 
         $ciRunning = $mirror['state'] === 'pending'
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ class PipelineStatus
             return;
         }
         $tag = 'v'.ltrim($version, 'vV');
-        foreach (['mirror', 'ci', 'test'] as $step) {
+        foreach (['mirror', 'ci'] as $step) {
             Cache::forget("clusev:pipeline:{$tag}:{$step}");
         }
     }
@@ -129,30 +127,4 @@ class PipelineStatus
             }
         });
     }
-
-    /** @return array{key:string,state:string,detail:?string,url:?string} */
-    private function testStep(string $tag, string $version): array
-    {
-        $url = trim((string) Setting::get('pipeline_test_server', ''));
-        if ($url === '') {
-            return ['key' => 'test', 'state' => 'unset', 'detail' => null, 'url' => null];
-        }
-
-        return Cache::remember("clusev:pipeline:{$tag}:test", self::TTL_SECONDS, function () use ($url, $version) {
-            try {
-                $res = Http::timeout(5)->acceptJson()->get(rtrim($url, '/').'/version.json');
-                $running = $res->successful() ? (string) ($res->json('version') ?? '') : '';
-                if ($running === '') {
-                    return ['key' => 'test', 'state' => 'unknown', 'detail' => null, 'url' => null];
-                }
-                $state = version_compare(ltrim($running, 'vV'), ltrim($version, 'vV')) >= 0 ? 'done' : 'pending';
-
-                return ['key' => 'test', 'state' => $state, 'detail' => $running, 'url' => null];
-            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-                report($e);
-
-                return ['key' => 'test', 'state' => 'unknown', 'detail' => null, 'url' => null];
-            }
-        });
-    }
 }
diff --git a/lang/de/release.php b/lang/de/release.php
index 04737ee..fdbea2f 100644
--- a/lang/de/release.php
+++ b/lang/de/release.php
@@ -29,25 +29,17 @@ return [
     'staged_label' => 'Zuletzt gepusht:',
     'failed' => 'Release fehlgeschlagen: :reason',
 
-    // pipeline rail
+    // pipeline rail (Tag → Mirror → CI; build readiness of a beta)
     'pipeline' => 'Pipeline',
     'pipe_sub_gitea' => 'Quelle · Tag wird hier erzeugt',
     'pipe_sub_mirror' => 'Automatischer Push-Mirror',
     'pipe_sub_ci' => 'Tests laufen',
-    'pipe_sub_staging' => 'Beta wird ausgerollt',
-    'pipe_sub_test' => 'Beta auf deinem Test-Server',
     'no_beta_running' => 'Keine Beta in Arbeit.',
-    'step_test' => 'Test-Server',
     'state_done' => 'fertig',
     'state_running' => 'läuft …',
     'state_failed' => 'fehlgeschlagen',
     'state_pending' => 'ausstehend',
     'state_unknown' => 'unbekannt',
-    'state_unset' => 'URL setzen',
-    'save' => 'Speichern',
-    'test_server_saved' => 'Test-Server gespeichert.',
-    'test_server_cleared' => 'Test-Server entfernt.',
-    'test_server_invalid' => 'Ungültige URL (http/https).',
 
     // confirm modal (R5)
     'confirm_title' => 'Beta auf Staging schneiden?',
diff --git a/lang/en/release.php b/lang/en/release.php
index 1874363..e053dcc 100644
--- a/lang/en/release.php
+++ b/lang/en/release.php
@@ -29,25 +29,17 @@ return [
     'staged_label' => 'Last pushed:',
     'failed' => 'Release failed: :reason',
 
-    // pipeline rail
+    // pipeline rail (Tag → Mirror → CI; build readiness of a beta)
     'pipeline' => 'Pipeline',
     'pipe_sub_gitea' => 'Source · tag is cut here',
     'pipe_sub_mirror' => 'Automatic push mirror',
     'pipe_sub_ci' => 'Tests run',
-    'pipe_sub_staging' => 'Beta is deployed',
-    'pipe_sub_test' => 'Beta on your test server',
     'no_beta_running' => 'No beta in flight.',
-    'step_test' => 'Test server',
     'state_done' => 'done',
     'state_running' => 'running …',
     'state_failed' => 'failed',
     'state_pending' => 'pending',
     'state_unknown' => 'unknown',
-    'state_unset' => 'set a URL',
-    'save' => 'Save',
-    'test_server_saved' => 'Test server saved.',
-    'test_server_cleared' => 'Test server cleared.',
-    'test_server_invalid' => 'Invalid URL (http/https).',
 
     // confirm modal (R5)
     'confirm_title' => 'Cut a staging beta?',
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/release/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/release/index.blade.php
index 8a8748b..ca034b3 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/release/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/release/index.blade.php
@@ -125,18 +125,17 @@
                     @foreach ($pipeline['steps'] as $s)
                         @php
                             $names = [
-                                'tag' => 'Gitea', 'mirror' => 'GitHub-privat', 'ci' => 'CI', 'test' => __('release.step_test'),
+                                'tag' => 'Gitea', 'mirror' => 'GitHub-privat', 'ci' => 'CI',
                             ];
                             $sub = [
                                 'tag' => __('release.pipe_sub_gitea'), 'mirror' => __('release.pipe_sub_mirror'),
-                                'ci' => __('release.pipe_sub_ci'), 'test' => __('release.pipe_sub_test'),
+                                'ci' => __('release.pipe_sub_ci'),
                             ];
                             $detail = match ($s['state']) {
                                 'done' => $s['detail'] ?? __('release.state_done'),
                                 'running' => __('release.state_running'),
                                 'failed' => __('release.state_failed'),
                                 'pending' => __('release.state_pending'),
-                                'unset' => __('release.state_unset'),
                                 default => __('release.state_unknown'),
                             };
                             $detailClass = match ($s['state']) {
@@ -173,14 +172,6 @@
                                 @else
                                     <p class="mt-1 font-mono text-[11px] {{ $detailClass }}">{{ $detail }}</p>
                                 @endif
-
-                                @if ($s['key'] === 'test')
-                                    <div class="mt-2 flex items-center gap-2">
-                                        <input type="url" wire:model="testServer" placeholder="https://test-server"
-                                               class="h-8 w-full rounded-md border border-line bg-inset px-2.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink placeholder:text-ink-4 focus:border-accent/40 focus:outline-none" />
-                                        <x-btn variant="secondary" wire:click="saveTestServer($wire.testServer)" wire:loading.attr="disabled">{{ __('release.save') }}</x-btn>
-                                    </div>
-                                @endif
                             </div>
                         </li>
                     @endforeach
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PipelineStatusTest.php b/tests/Feature/PipelineStatusTest.php
index 3223d07..78af98b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PipelineStatusTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/PipelineStatusTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature;
 
-use App\Models\Setting;
 use App\Services\PipelineStatus;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\Factory as HttpFactory;
@@ -131,29 +130,6 @@ class PipelineStatusTest extends TestCase
         Http::assertNothingSent();
     }
 
-    public function test_test_server_step_states(): void
-    {
-        Http::fake([
-            'api.github.com/*' => Http::response([], 404),
-            'staging.local/version.json' => Http::response(['version' => '0.9.61-beta1']),
-        ]);
-        Setting::put('pipeline_test_server', 'http://staging.local');
-        $this->assertSame('done', $this->step(app(PipelineStatus::class)->forTrackedBeta(), 'test')['state']);
-
-        $this->resetForNextPhase();
-        Http::fake([
-            'api.github.com/*' => Http::response([], 404),
-            'staging.local/version.json' => Http::response(['version' => '0.9.60']),
-        ]);
-        $this->assertSame('pending', $this->step(app(PipelineStatus::class)->forTrackedBeta(), 'test')['state']);
-    }
-
-    public function test_test_server_unset_when_no_url(): void
-    {
-        Http::fake(['api.github.com/*' => Http::response([], 404)]);
-        $this->assertSame('unset', $this->step(app(PipelineStatus::class)->forTrackedBeta(), 'test')['state']);
-    }
-
     public function test_token_is_sent_in_the_header_never_in_the_url(): void
     {
         Http::fake(['api.github.com/*' => Http::response(['ref' => 'x'])]);
@@ -177,14 +153,4 @@ class PipelineStatusTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame('unknown', $this->step($p, 'mirror')['state']);
         $this->assertSame('unknown', $this->step($p, 'ci')['state']);
     }
-
-    public function test_test_server_unreachable_is_unknown(): void
-    {
-        Http::fake([
-            'api.github.com/*' => Http::response([], 404),
-            '*/version.json' => Http::response('nope', 503),
-        ]);
-        Setting::put('pipeline_test_server', 'http://staging.local');
-        $this->assertSame('unknown', $this->step(app(PipelineStatus::class)->forTrackedBeta(), 'test')['state']);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ReleasePageTest.php b/tests/Feature/ReleasePageTest.php
index e015098..e319384 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ReleasePageTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ReleasePageTest.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace Tests\Feature;
 
 use App\Livewire\Release\Index;
 use App\Models\AuditEvent;
-use App\Models\Setting;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;
@@ -112,23 +111,4 @@ class ReleasePageTest extends TestCase
         config()->set('clusev.version', '0.9.60');
         Livewire::test(Index::class)->assertViewHas('pipeline', null);
     }
-
-    public function test_save_test_server_persists_a_valid_url(): void
-    {
-        Livewire::test(Index::class)->call('saveTestServer', 'http://staging.local');
-        $this->assertSame('http://staging.local', Setting::get('pipeline_test_server'));
-    }
-
-    public function test_save_test_server_rejects_a_bad_url(): void
-    {
-        Livewire::test(Index::class)->call('saveTestServer', 'not-a-url');
-        $this->assertNull(Setting::get('pipeline_test_server'));
-    }
-
-    public function test_save_test_server_empty_clears_it(): void
-    {
-        Setting::put('pipeline_test_server', 'http://staging.local');
-        Livewire::test(Index::class)->call('saveTestServer', '');
-        $this->assertSame('', (string) Setting::get('pipeline_test_server', ''));
-    }
 }